Renee Schulte

Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling and educational psychology.{{cite web |url=http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/renee-schulte/biography |title=About Renee |publisher=Iowa House Republicans |date=1970-12-09 |accessdate=2011-01-24 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004150003/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/renee-schulte/biography |archivedate=2011-10-04 }} Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.{{cite web|url=http://reneeschulte.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=146 |title=Biography |publisher=Reneeschulte.net |date= |accessdate=2011-01-24}}

Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%)

to 8615 (49.88%).{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html|title=November 4, 2008 General Election Results|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2011-09-19|archive-date=2009-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408054656/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html|url-status=dead}} A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory.

{{cite news

|first = Chase

|last = Martyn

|title = HD 37 recount does not change result

|url = http://iowaindependent.com/9089/hd-37-recount-does-not-change-result

|work = Iowa Independent

|publisher = Center for Independent Media

|date = 2008-11-29

|accessdate = 2011-10-10

|quote = On a 2-1 vote, the Recount Board certified the results of the House District 37 race Saturday evening, counting 8,615 votes for Staed and 8,628 for Schulte. That's a 13-vote margin, which means the recount netted Staed one vote.

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080608/http://iowaindependent.com/9089/hd-37-recount-does-not-change-result

|archivedate = 2011-10-04

}}

Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf|title=Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2010-12-16|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=78|archive-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125175233/https://sos.iowa.gov/|url-status=dead}}

*incumbent

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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008

| election_note =District 37

| election_ref =

| turnout_votes =17,272

| result =gain

| loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party

| winner =Renee Schulte

| winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes =8,628

| winner_percent =50.0

| candidate2 =Art Staed*

| candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party

| candidate2_votes =8,615

| candidate2_percent =49.9

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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010

| election_note =District 37

| election_ref =

| turnout_votes =13,021

| result =hold

| loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party

| winner =Renee Schulte*

| winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes =6,836

| winner_percent =52.5

| candidate2 =Mark J. Seidl

| candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party

| candidate2_votes =5,762

| candidate2_percent =44.3

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Schulte has received the following honors and awards:

• 2011 Emerging Leader - State Legislative Leaders Foundation http://reneeschulte.org/schulte-selected-for-leadership-program/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
• 2011 Toll Fellowship {{Cite web |url=http://www.csg.org/pubs/capitolideas/nov_dec_2011/2011henrytollfellows.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-27 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131759/http://www.csg.org/pubs/capitolideas/nov_dec_2011/2011henrytollfellows.aspx |url-status=dead }}
• Voice of Children Award - Orchard Place Board of Directors http://reneeschulte.org/voice-of-children-award-presented-representative-renee-schulte/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
• Iowa Farm Bureau "Friend of Agriculture"{{Cite web |url=http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/files/articles/2010/8/12965/friendsofag2010x.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-24 |archive-date=2011-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713052613/http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/files/articles/2010/8/12965/friendsofag2010x.pdf |url-status=dead }}
• [http://www.iapasociety.org Iowa Physician Assistant Society] "Legislator of the Year"{{cite web|author=Informatics, Inc. |url=http://www.pwn.org/index.asp?ID=1559 |title=Professional Women's Network – Home |publisher=PWN |date= |accessdate=2011-01-24}}

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• [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=56888 Schulte on Project Vote Smart]
• [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=7505 Schulte's legislative website]
• [http://www.reneeschulte.net/ Schulte's campaign website]

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